Companies send automated letters like this all over the place (look at all the places that have received DMCA takedown notices due to automated bots thinking that Cory's "Homeland" novel was an episode of the TV show "Homeland").

Having said that, this particular one seems like it would be hard to "accidentally" send out in any kind of automated way.

If they advised TorrentFreak to ignore the notice, have they told their legal department or Cyveillance? If I were TorrentFreak, I'd want some solid signed documentation on the "oops", not just an email.

Hi Cory - I saw your postthat the media had noticed and wanted to let youyour readers know this notice was sent in error (in that we thought you guys wouldn't notice), and we have advised TorrentFreak to disregard it. We apologize for any confusiongetting caught.

Comcast has too much power. They can affect half the country with a flick of their wrist. It's time to break them up. They wield too many monopolistic powers as to be good for society. They are simply too big to exist in a truly free market. Break it up.

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